Chemistry
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Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby Professor
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Chapter 13.4, Problem 8PE
The second-order rate constant for the decomposition of nitrous oxide (N2O) into nitrogen molecule and oxygen atom has been measured at different temperatures:
| k (1/M·s) | t (°C) |
| 1.87 × 10−3 | 600 |
| 0.0113 | 650 |
| 0.0569 | 700 |
| 0.244 | 750 |
Determine graphically the activation energy for the reaction.
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